Tappan

At Tuesday’s Town Board meeting meeting, Orangetown Detective Lt. James Brown will be promoted to captain, according to the town. At the same meeting, four new officers will be sworn in. The new officers are: Elizabeth Muckell, Michael Megdanis, Patrick Casey, and Kyle Bach. At the same meeting, the Orangetown… Read More →

The town of Orangetown is seeking to fill a vacancy on the Architecture and Community Appearance Board of Review (ACABOR) and the Sanitation Commission. Email a letter of interest and a resume to Nadia Shapiro at nshapiro@orangetown.com. Prospective members will be interviewed in December. For more information, call Shapiro at 845-359-5100… Read More →

Daisy Troop No. 40345 of Tappan showed its appreciation for the hard-working utility crews who came from Texas to restore power after Superstorm Sandy by making them sandwiches recently. All are kindergartners at William O. Schaeffer Elementary School in Tappan. At right: Greeting the utility workers are Ashlyn Tierney and… Read More →

Toni Fallon, chairwoman of the Orangetown Democratic Committee and the Rockland Women’s Political Caucus, has recently celebrated her 75th birthday with 40 friends at Slattery’s in Piermont. Photo courtesy of Marie Thorpe. (Toni Fallow is on the right.)

Mike Cook of Bellingham, Mass. plays hammerschlagen during the Hudson Valley Chapter of the Nam Knights of America Motorcycle Club’s 12th annual benefit picnic at the German Masonic Fairgrounds in Tappan. Competitors took turns taking swings at a nail in a log with the wedge end of a sledge hammer…. Read More →

The street sign looked pretty big in the meeting room at Orangetown Town Hall. But it would be only appropriate for drivers who drive at 40 mph, said Orangetown Superintendent of Highways Jim Dean, who presented the sign before the Town Board during Tuesday’s workshop meeting for their consideration. Orangetown… Read More →

Today’s hot, steamy weather forecast, and its accompanying heavy air conditioning use and resulting high electricity demand, has prompted O&R to issue a Summer Heat Watch advisory today. Today’s sultry weather is expected to push the load on the O&R electric system past 1300 megawatts—- today’s forecast is for 1302… Read More →

Orangetown Town Board member Michael Maturo has met with senior administration officials during a briefing at the Whote House on June 17. The White House invited 150 members of the People For the American Way Foundation’s Young Elected Officials Network to discuss issues facing the nation and local communities. Maturo… Read More →

Volunteer firefighters listen to guest speaker, Barry Fixler, a U.S. Marine Corps Verteran at Memorial Park in Nyack. People line up along Main Street waiting for the Memorial Day Parade on Main Street in Tappan. ( Carucha L. Meuse / The Journal News ) Click here to see more photos… Read More →